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No. 464,524. Patented Dec. 8, 1891.

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CHARLES T. SEGAR, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ERASTUS Z. WRIGHT,RECEIVER.

FOLDING COT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,524, dated December8, 1891. Application filed January 31, 1887. Serial No. 226,094. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. SEGAR, of Utica, in the county of Oneidaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Folding Beds or Cots; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification. I

My invention relates to a folding bed or cot and it consists in themechanism hereinafter more fully described and pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved bed or cot. Fig. 2 represents a side view of a one-endsection of my improved bed or cot, showing the side bar and posts in theposition in which they are when in use. Fig. 3 represents a side view ofFig. 2, showing the position of the parts when partly folded. Fig. 4represents a side view of Figs. 2 and 3, showing the same folded into acompact space to be stowed away or shipped. Fig. 5 shows a portion of myimproved folding bed or cot, as shown in Fig. 3, provided with a stopfor engaging the side bar.

In constructing folding beds or cots, whether constructed of iron,brass, or any other suitable material, it is desirable, for conveniencein storing or shipping, that the legs and ends forming the head and footof the bed be folded into the same space occupied by the bed-bot tom. Iattain these beneficial results by the use of a system of braces andstops, whereby the ends forming the head and foot of the bed or cot maybe folded into a compact space substantially of the same size as the bedframe or bottom proper. I attain these beneficial results by the use ofside bars 1 1 and end bars 2 2, which are preferably secured at 3 3 3 3,Fig. 1, in suitable manner, so as to be rigidly held together, the sideand end bars being of the required size. I then provide legs 4 4 4 4with suitable rounds 5 5 o for holding the legs in proper position. I

It will readily be seen that anyother device shown in Fig.1.

for holding the legs may be used without departing from the spirit of myinvention. The

legs and side bars are held in position by drawings additional bracesare shown in Fig.

3, and are pivoted to each leg and side bar on the inside of the framein such manner as to form a connection between the legs and the sidebars, the braces 9 being pivoted to side bars and legs at 10 10 on eachside and end of the bed-frame. These braces, when the bed is extended asshown in" Fig. 1, are substantially parallel with the side bars. Theside bars in the drawings being constructed of angle-iron, the upperangle rests at each end on braces 9, forming a reliable means of holdingthe bed-frame when extended. It is quite obvious that if the side barsare made of round or square form a stop may be used on the inner side ofthe side rails for engaging braces 9.

It is quite obvious that a stop or hook may be provided for engaging theends of the side bars and legs when the legs are extended, as The stopconsists of projec tions 11 11 and hooks ll 11, Fig. 5, or any othersuitable means for engaging the extremes of the side bars and legs whenextended.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a folding cot-bed, of a bed-bottom consisting of aframe composed of cross-bars and side rails rigidly secured to getherand a fabric stretched thereon, supporting-legs in pairs, each leg atthe end of a side rail, two braces 6 and 9, of unequal length,

for each leg on the same side, pivoted at their respective ends to theside rail and leg, the legs passing by the end of the side rail andhaving for each pair of legs an upward ex- In witness whereof I haveaffixed my sigtension forrfiing a head and foot board, the nature inpresence of two witnesses. leg being adapted to fold from its'vertioalsupporting position to a parallel position with 5 the side rails, andthe frame supported in eX- \Vitnesses:

tended position by resting on brace 9, sub- EDWIN H. RISLEY, stantiallyas set forth. MILTON E. ROBINSON.

CHARLES T. SEGAR.

